Brian VastagDec 19, 2024

Thank goodness for Ted Gioia, who suspected Spotify was spiking playlists with musak, essentially, and now an investigation has proven him correct. Fake artists who produce cheap tracks and give up all rights to it are now proliferating. He calls it war on the music biz.

#music

https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-ugly-truth-about-spotify-is-finally

The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed

A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action

The Honest Broker
Show threaddonkey
@brianvastag @SimonCHulse Not to worry, I’m sure the EU will fine Apple for this on Spotify’s behalf shortly.
Dec 25, 2024 at 9:11amWeb
Show threadKo Simon toku ingoa Dec 25, 2024
@donkey @brianvastag why would that be good? Apple aren’t the problem here.
Show threaddonkeyDec 25, 2024

@SimonCHulse @brianvastag Sorry, should’ve ended that toot with a ‘/s’.

Referencing the fact that the EU don’t seem to be worried about any of the things Spotify does, because it’s based in Europe. They do act on whatever complaints about Apple that Spotify make though.